half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
five (long cylindrical things)
the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
Five Dynasties (of China; 907-979)
twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days
the five fingers; leading five; top five
five and seven; 35th day after a person's death
as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie
with no physical defects; in perfectly good health; sound in wind and limb
five colors (usu. red, blue, yellow, white and black); five colours; many kinds; varied; melon; gourd
the five elements (in Japanese philosophy: earth, water, fire, wind and void); five great wisdom kings
pentagram (as used in divination, etc.)
fifth court rank; black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax); night heron; five ranks; five stages
godan (verb, verb conjugation); fifth rank (in martial arts, go, etc.)
the five elements (in Chinese philosophy: wood, fire, earth, metal and water); the five phases; five practices of the Bodhisattvas; the five pillars of Islam
5,000,000; five million; (arch.) many
in groups of twos and threes; in small groups
to grumble about something (trivial)
five-family unit; five-man group; quintet
five characters; five letters; five-syllable verse of a waka, haiku, renga, etc.; first five syllables of a waka, haiku, renga, etc.
five generations; fifth generation immigrant; gosei; the fifth (e.g. George V)
festival (shrine visit) by children aged 7, 5 and 3; lucky numbers 7, 5 and 3
night of the full moon; the night of the 15th day of the 8th lunar month
five flavors (sweet, salty, spicy, sour, bitter); five palates; five tastes; five flavors (milk at various stages of making ghee: fresh milk, cream, curdled milk, butter, and ghee); (fig.) the five periods of the Buddha's teachings
five-storied; quintuplicate; fivefold
six of one, half a dozen of the other; scant difference
five most important temples of a region
skewered sweet rice cakes served with soy sauce and miso
to be among the top five; to be one of the five best
rounding (fractions); rounding half up
totally at a loss; lose one's bearings; in a maze; in a fog; all at sea; up in the air
the five grains (wheat, rice, beans, millet (awa and kibi))
fifth year of elementary school; fifth year elementary school student
diving beetle; Japanese predacious diving beetle (Cybister japonicus)
to be among the top five; to be one of the five best
mixture of ingredients (originally five); mixture of minced vegetables, fish, and meat, mixed in a starch (rice, noodles); gomoku (game); five in a row
the five festivals (January 7, March 3, May 5, July 7 and September 9)
five-toed (socks); top 5 (counting with fingers)
prostration; placing knees, hands and forehead on the ground to show utmost respect
standard gojūon syllabary order (aiueo, etc.)
Council of Five Elders (committee of daimyo formed by Toyotomi Hideyoshi to rule Japan until his son Hideyori came of age)
the cosmic dual forces (yin and yang) and the five elements (metal, wood, water, fire and earth) in Chinese cosmology
the five eyes (physical eye, heavenly eye, wisdom eye, dharma eye and Buddha eye)
the five viscera (liver, lungs, heart, kidney and spleen)
the five virtues; tripod; three or four-legged kettle stand; family crest in the shape of such an object
blues experienced by college freshmen or workplace recruits shortly after beginning school or work; the May blues
to divide into five parts
a wonder lasts but nine days; (lit.) gossip lasts just 75 days
huge harvest (of the five grains); bumper crop; abundant crop
five-seven-five syllable verse (haiku, senryu, etc.)
quinquennial; recurring every five years
the five colours: green, yellow, red, white and black; the five colors; five-coloured porcelain; five-colored porcelain
five-digit number; "ten thousands" column
bath heated directly from beneath, with a floating wooden lid on which the bather sits causing it to sink
the five continents; Asia, Africa, Europe, America and Australia; Asia, Africa, Europe, North America and South America
torn asunder; disrupted and disorganized
the five skandhas (matter, sensation, perception, mental formations and consciousness); the five aggregates
gobang (game played on go board involving lining up stones); gomoku; Five in a Row
Way of the Five Pecks of Rice (ancient Chinese Daoist movement later known as The Way of the Celestial Masters)
fifth of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Saturn and central)
five-part gravestone representing earth, water, fire, wind and heaven
(arch.) division of the night (from approx. 7pm to 5am) into five 2-hour periods; the fifth of these periods (approx. 3am to 5am)
stiff shoulders (usu. owing to age); frozen shoulder
seven-and-five-syllable meter
five court-musician dolls at the Girl's Festival (in March)
fifty-three stations on the Tōkaidō (Edo-Kyoto highway in Edo-period Japan)
regular pentagon; equilateral pentagon
the Five Lakes of Mt. Fuji
half-florescent; half-bloomed
the five regent houses; five families of the Fujiwara clan (Konoe, Kujo, Nijo, Ichijo, and Takatsukasa) entrusted as imperial regents and advisors starting in the Kamakura period
the Four Books and Five Classics of Confucianism; the Nine Chinese Classics
the five precepts (prohibitions against killing, theft, sexual misconduct, lying, and intoxication)
fifty-three stations on the Tōkaidō (Edo-Kyoto highway in Edo-period Japan)
the five commissioners (administrative organ of feudal Japan established by Toyotomi Hideyoshi)
five great wisdom kings (Acala, Kundali, Trilokavijaya, Vajrayaksa, Yamantaka)
the Five Highways (radiating from Edo)
tread on a worm and it will turn; even a tiny bug will defend itself; even the weakest and smallest beings have their own wills, so do not make light of them
five signs of the impending death of a heavenly being
The Five Classics (of Confucianism)
the five continents; Asia, Africa, Europe, America and Australia; Asia, Africa, Europe, North America and South America
casserole of rice, fish or meat, and vegetables
Japanese white pine (favored for gardens and bonsai); goyoumatsu
black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax); night heron
the five 20-point cards (high-scoring meld)
five races under one union (Han, Manchurians, Mongolians, Hui, Tibetans; founding principle of the Republic of China); harmony of the five races (Manchurians, Han, Mongolians, Koreans, Japanese; official policy of Manchukuo)
the Five Good Emperors (of the Roman Empire; Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, and Marcus Aurelius)
Kyoto Gozan; the five most important Rinzai temples of Kyoto
poem of four lines, each of five (Chinese) characters
five ranks of nobility (in Japan; 1868-1946)
the five vegetables (garlic chive, Japanese leek, green onion, wasabi and mame); (meal of) five dishes
the five great Rinzai temples of Kamakura (Kenchō-ji, Engaku-ji, Jufuku-ji, Jōchi-ji, Jōmyō-ji)
the five Confucian filial-piety relationships
the five cardinal Confucian virtues (justice, politeness, wisdom, fidelity and benevolence)
nine-to-five (working hours); nine to five
the five festivals (January 7, March 3, May 5, July 7 and September 9)
casserole of rice, fish or meat, and vegetables
the five home provinces and seven districts of ancient Japan
the five sciences of ancient India (grammar and composition, arts and mathematics, medicine, logic, and philosophy)
Sixteen Kingdoms (collection of sovereign states in and around China; 304-439 CE); Sixteen Kingdoms period
Boys' Festival paper-carp streamers
paulownia crest (three leaves with seven blossoms on the center lead and five blossoms on each side leaf)
Pentateuch (first five books of the Bible, traditionally attributed to Moses)
the Five Home Provinces (Yamato, Yamashiro, Settsu, Kawachi, and Izumi)
Pentateuch (first five books of the Bible, traditionally attributed to Moses)
Japanese white pine (favored for gardens and bonsai)
five cardinal sins (killing one's father, killing one's mother, killing an arhat, shedding the blood of a Buddha, causing a schism within the sangha); crime of killing one's master, father, grandfather, mother, or grandmother
The Five (circle of Russian composers: Balakirev, Cui, Mussorgsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, and Borodin)
35th day after a person's death
five fundamental texts of Ise Shinto
Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period (of China; 907-979)
five ranks of nobility (in Japan; 1868-1946)
soroban bead with value five
five-forked road; five-road junction
Chinese poem with five characters per line
five and seven-syllable meter
sushi rice mixed with various ingredients (vegetables, fish, etc.)
soba with various vegetables, seafood, and meat
the five passions (anger, joy, hatred, desire and grief)
the five sins (murder, theft, adultery, falsehood, and alcohol)
five dhyani buddhas; five wisdom buddhas
Auriga (constellation); the Charioteer
the Five Home Provinces (Yamato, Yamashiro, Settsu, Kawachi, and Izumi)
Jersey cudweed (species of cottonweed, Gnaphalium affine)
sleep four hours and pass, sleep five hours and fail (when cramming for university entrance exams)
May Fourth Movement (anti-imperialist student demonstration in Beijing on May 4, 1919)
May 68 (period of civil unrest in France; May-June 1968)
five pungent roots (in Buddhism or Taoism)
Charter Oath (of the Meiji Emperor); Five-Point Imperial Covenant; Imperial Oath of Five Articles
last five matches of makushita division wrestlers
division of the Buddha's 50-year teachings into five time periods and eight categories (theory of the Tendai sect)
Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors (mythological rulers of ancient China)
five hindrances (that prevent a woman from becoming a Buddha, a Brahmā, a Shakra, a devil king, or a wheel-turning king); five obstructions to women's attainment; five hindrances (that impede ascetic practices; sensory desire, ill-will, sloth and torpor, restlessness and worry, doubt)
Wu Hu (five tribes that migrated into China in 300-500 CE: Xiongnu, Jie, Xianbei, Di, Qiang)
Japanese crucian carp (Carassius cuvieri); white crucian carp
last of the traditional set of five noh plays
poem of eight lines, each of five (Chinese) characters
at age fifty, one comes to know the will of Heaven
Asia-Pacific War (starting with the Manchurian Incident in 1931 and ending with the Japanese surrender in 1945); Pacific War; (lit.) fifteen years' war
Winter Olympic Games; Winter Olympics
Shavuot; Feast of Weeks; (Jewish) Pentecost; Pentecost; Whitsunday
fifth force; fifth force of nature
seasonable rains and winds; halcyon weather; halcyon times of peace
godan verb; type 1 verb; consonant-stem verb; u-verb
the Japanese syllabary table
the five Confucian filial-piety relationships
the five sentence structures (SV, SVC, SVO, SVOO, SVOC)
the pain brought on by the five skandha
five cardinal sins (killing one's father, killing one's mother, killing an arhat, shedding the blood of a Buddha, causing a schism within the sangha)
five strings; five-stringed instrument
Boy's Day celebration (May 5)
five fruits (peach, Japanese plum, apricot, jujube, Japanese chestnut); five types of effect in cause-and-effect relationships; five effects of ignorance and formations on one's current life
B5 paper size (182mm x 257 mm)
five punishments (of ancient China: tattooing, cutting off the nose, cutting off a leg, castration or confinement, death); five punishments (of the ritsuryo system: light caning, severe caning, imprisonment, exile, death)
yellow bittern (Ixobrychus sinensis)
A5 paper size (148mm x 210mm)
five pungent roots (in Buddhism or Taoism)
Fifth Generation Computer System; FGCS
life is short; (lit.) life is just fifty years
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush; (lit.) fifty today is better than a hundred tomorrow
five cardinal sins (killing one's father, killing one's mother, killing an arhat, shedding the blood of a Buddha, causing a schism within the sangha)
four days from now (five days in some places)
the five oceans (Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, and Arctic)
division of the Buddha's 50-year teachings into five periods (theory of the Tendai sect)
days of the month ending in 5 or 0 (when payments are often due)
25th of the month; 25 days
the six articles of faith and five pillars of Islam
the five pillars of Islam and six articles of faith
(the most thrilling relationships for a man are) another man's wife, a maidservant, a mistress, a prostitute, and finally his own wife
five generations of earthly deities
round-off function; rounding
Twenty-Five Histories; authoritative collection of twenty-five Chinese historical books (the Twenty-Four Histories and the New History of Yuan)
the five basic sentence structures (SV, SVC, SVO, SVOO, SVOC)
five implements placed in front of a Buddhist altar: two candlesticks, two vases (usu. containing flowers made of gilded copper) and one incense burner
three public corporations (Japan National Railways, Japan Monopoly Corporation, and Nippon Telegraph and Telephone) and five government enterprises (postal services, mintage, printing, management of state-owned forests/fields, and monopolization of alcohol)
five-line musical notation; Western musical notation based on the five-line staff
miso from the Kamakura era
vocal quintet; five-part chorus
five gates of mindfulness: worship, praise, vows, observation, prayers for the dead
Wu Xing Fist; Five Form Fist (Dragon, Snake, Tiger, Crane, Leopard)
meat and the five pungent roots (avoided in Buddhist cuisine)
five punishments (of the ritsuryo system: light caning, severe caning, imprisonment, exile, death); five punishments (of ancient China: tattooing, cutting off the nose, cutting off a leg, castration or confinement, death)
Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games
five residences for court ladies (in the inner Heian Palace)
five approaches to meditation; five objects of meditation
Five-starred Red Flag; flag of China
larger whales of family Delphinidae (esp. the pilot whale or blackfish)
five-sided fort; Pentagon
dried young anchovies (or sardines)
Eurasian nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
fiveleaf aralia (Acanthopanax sieboldianus)
mudskipper (Boleophthalmus pectinirostris); goggle-eyed goby
European goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
flathead silverside (Hypoatherina valenciennei)
Carassius auratus grandoculis (subspecies of goldfish)
Amami pine (Pinus amamiana); Yakushima white pine
painted bunting (Passerina ciris)
barbet (any bird of family Capitonidae)
rainbow lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus); rainbow lory
Japanese night heron (Gorsachius goisagi)
the five viscera (liver, lungs, heart, kidney and spleen)
five lowly castes of the ritsuryo system
land-tax system during the Edo period under which the government took half of the year's crop and the farmers kept the other half
the five night watches; fifth watch of the night (approx. 3am to 5am)
the five skandhas (matter, sensation, perception, mental formations and consciousness); the five aggregates
five lowly castes of the ritsuryo system